Page 5: Historical Events In June - 19

1923  On this day in history "Moon Mullins," Comic Strip, debuts   

1924  On June - 19 paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m (3:52.6)   

1926  On June - 19 deFord Bailey is 1st black to perform on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry   

1928  Amelia Erhart flies across the Atlantic Ocean, the first woman to do so in a 21-hour flight to Wales on June - 19.   

1930  On June - 19 c Jackson &H E Wood discovers asteroid #1595 Tanga   

1931  On June - 19 the first photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct   

1931  1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China PR   

1932  1st concert given in SF's Stern Grove on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history solomon Tshkisho Platje, South African writer, dies   

1933  Austrian government-Dollfuss bans nazi-organizations on June - 19.   

1934  On June - 19 federal Communications Commission (FCC) created   

1936  On this day in history dutch Premier Colijn denies relation with German call-girl   

1936  John Sharpe, cricketer (1-eyed fast bowler for England 1891-92), dies on this day in history.   

1937  On June - 19 franco-troops conquer Bilbao Basques   

1937  James M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history "Olympian Flyer" express train crashes in Montana, killing 47   

1938  On this day in history italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris   

1939  On June - 19 grace Abbott, social worker (US Children Bureau), dies at 60   

1940  "Brenda Starr," first cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago on this day in history.   

1940  HMS ORPHEUS, sunk north of Tobruk, eastern Libya by Italian destroyer "Turbine" on this day in history.   

1940  "Brenda Starr," 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago on June - 19.   

1940  On June - 19 maurice Jaubert, composer, dies at 40   

1941  On this day in history cheerios Cereal invents an O-shaped cereal   

1942  Paul Waner, is 7th to get 3,000 baseball hits on June - 19.   

1943  On this day in history "Shiek Of Arahy" Spike Jones & City Slickers peaks at #19   

1944  Two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins on this day in history.   

1944  Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies on this day in history.   

1946  On television for the first time a sports spectacular-Joe Louis vs Billy Conn on this day in history.   

1946  1st TV sports/boxing spectacular-Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn on this day in history.   

1947  The birth of Salman Rushdie, British novelist on this day in history.   

1947  The first plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca on June - 19.   

1947  On June - 19 1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca   

1947  Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 on June - 19.   

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1301  Prince Morikuni, Japanese shogun (d. 1333) was born on June - 19.   

1507  On this day in history birth of annibale Caro, Italian poet (d. 1566)   

1566  James I Stuart, king of Scotland (James VI)/England (1567/1603-25) was born on June - 19.   

1595  Wladyslaw IV Vasa, king of Poland (1632-48) was born on this day in history.   

1606  James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On June - 19 birth of thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War)   

1613  On June - 19 birth of christian de Placker, composer   

1623  Blaise Pascal, mathematician/physicist/religious writer (Pascal) was born on June - 19.   

1113  On June - 19 odo/Odardus van Kamerijk, French writer/bishop of Kamerijk, dies   

1312  Death of Piers Gaveston, earl of Cornwall, beheaded on this day in history.   

1341  On June - 19 juliana van Falconieri, Italian saint/Swedish tenor, dies   

1542  On this day in history death of leo Jud[ae], Swiss pastor/church reformer   

1545  On this day in history death of abraomas Kulvietis Lithuanian reformer (b. 1509)   

1554  Sixt[us] Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Judith), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1584  On June - 19 death of françois, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555)   

1608  Death of Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b. 1551) on this day in history.